BusinessAugust 10, 2026
hexadecimal
HEKS-uh-des-ih-muhl
Definition
A base-16 numeral system that uses sixteen distinct symbols (0-9 and A-F) to represent values, commonly used in computing for low-level memory addressing.
Etymology
Derived from the Greek 'hex' (six) and the Latin 'decimus' (tenth). It was adopted into technical English to describe a numbering system that combines six and ten to create a base of sixteen.
In the news
The article uses the term to describe how C2 malware masks its command codes and obfuscates network traffic through hexadecimal representations. Understanding this helps security researchers decode malicious communications.
The Permanent Threat: Analyzing Aeternum’s Blockchain-Based C2 Operations and Communications
Read the full article ↗Unit 42